The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

AFFAIRS OF THE RAlLWAlO.
Personal and Local
Elk President W. g. Raul. of the Central rail-
road of Georgia, has been appointed PRESIDENT |
If the Mexican National railway.
At all the railroad shops they are now very |
busy and increasing their forces. and on Monday |
next commence working ten hours
Some of the roads, it is stated. will continue
20 issue mileage tickets, if for them so to do
makes it necessary to make the same rate on all
classes of tickets.
The United States Express Company has
leased the right to run over the Kanawha 81
Ohio to Charleston, W. Va. 1t supplants the
Adams, and will begin operation April next
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company is
said to be discharging all its baggagemasters
and imposing their duties on express messengers
This is said to be owing to the luterstatecom-
merce law.
The IvesStayner c., H. G. D. syndicate is
asking the people along the proposed line to vote
the necessary financial aid to close the NIFTY
mile gap between Anderson and Rushville. Any
one can build railroads with that king OF assist
ance
Andrews, division point on the Wabash sys-
tenn, is under a cloud. 1t is now only an engine
division point, has a round house and large
yard, and the foundations to the proposed shops
are partly in, but the belief prevails that they
will never be completed.
L. b. Cole who for some years was division
superintendent the Ohio q Mississippi road,
ehs week leaves for Tacoma, on the Northern
Pacific, to accept the position of superintendent
of the Tacoma division, now nearing compile
ton, which is 284 miles in length.
Noah II. Swayne, as trustee, and S. F. Goodrich.
as superintendent, still have the Detroit q Eel
River division of the disintegra.ed Wabash sys-
TEN to operate, but under the present arrange
ments it will be difficult, under the most econ
omical management. to make operating ex-
penses
The pancsrIvon;e Coyona NJ IN pornca III ro,, oh
acircular to agents that they will continue to
Issue annual passes to persons who are entitled
TO them good in any one State through which
their lines run. but the holder Of such pass will
not he granted an annual in any other State. The
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Company take the
game position.
Austin Corbin has introduced on the Philadel-
7hia 81 Reading road the paying of the employees
BY checks. the same method he some years ago
introduced on the l.. B. q w. road, and sys-
tenn which the employees do not much like, there
being too much red tape about this manner Of
payment This system, however, is in operation
on number Of welregulate6 roads, while 9TH
ers have abandoned it.
Samuel Sweet has been appointed division
freight agent of the northern division of the
Like Erie e. Western road, heretofore known as
the Indianapolis, Peru g. Chicago road, the APP
pointment to take effect April l, and on that
date c. o. Doyle is to be known as the train
master of this division Of the L. e. g. W. Su-
perintendent Goodrich is left out in the cold as
well as Auditor O'Boyle, under the new deal
As reform seems to be the motto of the rail-
way managers at the present time, they should
tackle tho eating house question. Eighty per
cont of the eating houses on the railways are
disgrace to the roads on which they are located.
The food is uEpalatable and indigestible, yet the
proprietors Of these establishments charge ex
orbitant prices. As dining-cars have proved too
improbable to run, the question Of establishing
better class of eating houses becomes more
important
Ill A.
city freight depots has now been in vogue one
month with the most gratifying results, and it is
done at very small expense to the several roads
In scanning over one sheet giving the weights az
entered on the shipping bills of shippers and
shen the actual weights shown on the rail-
road company's way-bills important differ
ence is shown. Shippers in ITO shipments placed
the weight at 141 535 pounds, while the actual
weight il shown to be 204, 1876 pounds, being a
gain on the ITO shipments of g., $50 pounds.
II is gratifying to note that the Terre Haute &
y Indianapolis. the indianapolis & St Louis and
the Indianapolis & Vincennes roads have decided
to make no advance in rates on coal from
their respective mining districts to indianapolis.
Manufacturers at this point feared that as coal
rates were low some advantage would be taken
of the new law to advance them, but the roads
named take very acceptable view of the matter
In fact, indications now that this railroad
center Is not to suffer to any damaging extent
through any changes in tariffs which are to take
effect on the 4th of April.
DOM tho anuaila ana the Indianapolis o. st.
Louis roads have resumed the building of loco
motives In their own shops AT the present fig
ures charged for engines at the locomotive works
the companies find it profitable to do their own
building odd jobs, they do it at less cost
han the engines can be furnished at the works.
The, Vandafia people have just sold three of
sheir light engines TO road in Texas and have
quilt three engines for switching purposes in
heir own shops to replace them, and the Bee
aiDe is just turning out a fine heavy passenger
engine built at the Brightwood shops.
Articles of incorporation were filed at the of
fceof the Secretary of State at Springfield, III.
Texas Railroad Company. The principal bust
ness Office Is to be at Chicago and the capita
stock is fixed at 10000, 600 1t is proposed te
construct a railroad from Chicago by way OF
point opposite Grand Tower Mo-. and from
Marion to point opposite Paducah. KY. The
incorporators are Justus B. Clark, of St. Paul
Samuel b. McClocklin, of London England
James A. Fox, of Detroit; Samuel T. Carr ani
George c. Cook, of Chicago.
In making fast run, a day or two ago, be
tween Paris, H., and Terre Haute, Ind, ovel
che indianapolis s. St Louis road, it is stated
engine No. ~ covered one mile in forty-six sec
onds, which is the highest speed that is on rec
ord. The highest speed claimed heretofore il
6fty-ons seconds. This engine has made a mum
Der of fast runs, and is credited with being tn,
fastest rurner in the country. 1t was built a
the company's shops in NATION, under the su
pervision OF Master Mechanic Ramsey, befor
he left the road. On the fast run above Spoken
Of Bennett Was engineer, and the tram consiste
of three passenger cars.
William Prescott, superintendent of the roll
ing stock of the Vandalia system, is building a
the company's shops, at Terre Haute, sampl
car with carrying capacity of 60. 900 pounds
and will sosa contract for the building of 20
cars af this pattern. The principal change is il
the truck, which is constructed considerably
heavier. The real object that is contemplate
in building car of such proportions is to max
1t safe to load so, 600 pounds on it and nun it a